51.   He said one of the tasks was to ease social tensions, recently highlighted by continuing protests by nurses and other medical personnel.

52.   His resignation left Argentina without a clear consensus on how to resolve a devastating economic crisis that has prompted rising social tensions and street protests.

53.   His speech itself was a mixture of hope and grim recognition that social tension and discontent are running too high, jeopardizing his chances for a second term.

54.   Incidence of poverty would be reduced substantially, high growth would buoy the scenario, thus imparting a sobering effect on social tensions arising from unemployment and destitution.

55.   It is a stranger to the sort of social tensions and crime that punctuate life elsewhere in Europe.

56.   Many are wondering if the social tension always simmering beneath the surface here could bubble up soon.

57.   Meanwhile, social tensions remained high as workers at the Buenos Aires central market clashed with jobless protesters in a rock-throwing melee Monday.

58.   Mass protests and strikes by poverty-stricken workers have heightened social tensions.

59.   Moreover, the number of unnatural deaths has been rising faster than the total, reflecting growing social tension, the report said.

60.   Officials have also blamed migrant workers for rising social tensions, crime and disease.